babe

/beɪb/

/beɪb/

Other forms: babes

Definitions of babe

1. noun

   a very young child (birth to 1 year) who has not yet begun to walk or talk
   synonyms: baby, infant

   types:

   blue baby

   an infant born with a bluish color; usually has a defective heart

   cherub

   a sweet innocent baby

   abandoned infant, foundling

   a child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown

   godchild

   an infant who is sponsored by an adult (the godparent) at baptism

   neonate, newborn, newborn baby, newborn infant

   a baby from birth to four weeks

   nurseling, nursling, suckling

   an infant considered in relation to its nurse

   papoose, pappoose

   an American Indian infant

   test-tube baby

   a baby conceived by fertilization that occurs outside the mother's body; the woman's ova are removed and mixed with sperm in a culture medium - if fertilization occurs the blastocyte is implanted in the woman's uterus

   war baby

   conceived or born during war

   goddaughter

   a female godchild

   godson

   a male godchild

   liveborn infant

   infant who shows signs of life after birth

   low-birth-weight baby, low-birth-weight infant

   an infant born weighing less than 5.5 pounds (2500 grams) regardless of gestational age

   postmature infant

   infant born after 42 weeks of gestation; usually shows signs of placental insufficiency

   preemie, premature baby, premature infant, premie, preterm baby, preterm infant

   an infant that is born prior to 37 weeks of gestation

   SGA infant, small-for-gestational-age infant

   an infant whose size and weight are considerably less than the average for babies of the same age

   stillborn infant

   infant who shows no signs of life after birth

   term infant

   infant born at a gestational age between 37 and 42 completed weeks

   type of:

   child, kid

   a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age
2. noun

   (slang) sometimes used as a term of address for attractive young women
   synonyms: baby, sister

   type of:

   fille, girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman

   a young woman